Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Las Palmas Park

Ok, So the pictures in this one are kind of weak because I was using my phone.  Convenience over quality and all that jazz.  However, don't let the pictures fool you, because this park is pretty neat.  It's a very large park, inset from the road with it's own parking lot so that's nice.  Apparently, during the summer the playground is surrounded by a little pond, but when we went it was empty.  Sadly, the pond suffers from the "No Wading" obsession most local water features have around here. For younger kids, the pond may give parents heart attacks, so I think this park is aimed more for the older kids or the helicopter parents who follow 3-4 feet behind their only child the entire time.

There are several parts of this park.

First, there is the boat area.  It is over a bridge and would be mostly surrounded by the pond.

Then there is the other playground. It is not surrounded by water.

 Finally, there are these blue pillars that I am told spray water during the summer and the concrete slide which is right next to where the pond would be.

 One of the main attractions to this playground is that it's a little different.  You get so used to the standard 2-playground, sand and field arrangement that throwing in a boat and a pond and a water play area would make for an interesting day. We will have to try this during the summer to see if the water features end up being a plus or a minus. 


850 Russet Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

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